Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program, Weslaco TX

Original Research by School Decision on Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program

Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program is a grade-ten alternative school operated by Weslaco ISD in south Texas. It serves students who have been removed from regular campuses due to disciplinary issues or behavioral needs, and it sits as a separate, specialized institution within the district.

The school reported zero enrollment at the time of the most recent data, so the following observations reflect the structure and performance metrics on file rather than a current active student body. State assessment data from the 2022-23 school year showed small cohorts in math, English language arts, science, and social studies. Across all tested grades and subjects, no students met the proficiency threshold on the STAAR assessment. The proficiency index places the school in the bottom quartile relative to other schools and districts in Hidalgo County, a positioning that aligns with the mission and population of a disciplinary alternative placement, where students typically arrive with significant academic and behavioral gaps.

Because this is a grade-ten alternative school serving a behavioral or remedial population, state testing results should be understood in that context rather than as a measure of instructional quality alone. Students placed in alternative settings often show lower proficiency at intake and benefit from targeted interventions, smaller class sizes, and behavioral supports designed to rebuild engagement rather than to achieve district-average test scores. The specific metrics here reflect that student population profile.

Enrollment, free-and-reduced-price-lunch status, special education rates, English learner composition, and staffing data were not available in the reporting. The school's address is in south Weslaco on Garza Street, within the Weslaco ISD footprint.

Weslaco ISD has undergone significant investment since late 2023. Voters approved a major bond package in November 2023 focused on facilities upgrades across the district, including HVAC systems, roofing, fine arts expansions, and campus safety measures. The district will carry this bond debt with a slight increase to property tax rates effective in 2024 and payable in 2025, a factor relevant to families considering the area's long-term housing costs. The broader district context is one of growth and modernization, though Horton, as a small alternative placement, operates outside that capital trajectory.

A parent seeking information about Horton should contact Weslaco ISD directly for current enrollment, placement criteria, support services, and any recent staffing or program changes, since this alternative school sits in a different accountability and operational category than traditional public campuses.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 34% · ▼ 34 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 25% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 61% · ▼ 61 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 47 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 53% · ▼ 53 pts below district

▼ 52 pts below state median · ▼ 49 pts below county median

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 50% · ▼ 50 pts below district

▼ 49 pts below state median · ▼ 49 pts below county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 47% · ▼ 47 pts below district

▼ 55 pts below state median · ▼ 52 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 46% · ▼ 46 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 45 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 23% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

This schoolWESLACO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.